Article holder for sun visors



April 26, 1955 L. A. SIMS ARTICLE HOLDER FOR SUN VISORS Filed Sept. 4, 1951 I m F L80 A. Sims IN V EN TOR. BY @162.

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Unite This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in attachments for sun visors of automobiles, and the principal object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the character herein described, which may be conveniently and effectively employed for accommodating a variety of different articles in an easily accessible manner.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity of construction, in its pleasing appearance and its adaptability for attachment to sun visors of different sizes and types.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and such other objects and features as become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of piilrts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whic Figure 1 is an elevational view of the invention applied to a sun visor, the latter being shown in its upturned position;

Figure 2 is an elevation view, similar to that shown in Figure 1, but illustrating the sun visor in its downturned position;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the invention per se, in its open position, and

Figure 4 is a sectional detail, on an enlarged scale, being substantially in the plane of the line 44 of Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the invention consists of an article holder which is designated generally by the reference character 10 and is formed mostly from suitable flexible material such as leather, plastic, or the like.

The holder 16 embodies in its construction a substantially rectangular sheet 12, having upper and lower longitudinal edge portions 14, 16, respectively, which are adapted to be turned to the back of a sun visor 18 when the holder is positioned at the front of the sun visor, as is clearly shown in Figure 4,

A flexible panel 20 extends transversely of the intermediate portion of the sheet 12 and is secured thereto at the bottom and end edges 22, 24, respectively, this panel coacting with the sheet in defining a pocket 26 which is open at the top thereof. The pocket is adapted to accommodate a plurality of different articles as exemplified at 27, 28, etc., and a closure is provided for the open top of the pocket, this closure assuming the form of a flap 30 which is stitched or otherwise secured to the downturned upper edge portion 14 of the sheet 12 as indicated at 32. The flap 30 is provided with a plurality of snap fasteners 34 which are separably connected to coacting fasteners 36 provided at the upper edge of States Patent the pocket forming panel 20, as is best shown in Figure 4.

The means for sustaining the entire attachment in position on the sun visor comprise a plurality of elastic straps or bands 38 which are secured at one end thereof between the sheet portion 14 and the flap 30 by the aforementioned stitching 32, while the other ends or free ends of the strap or hands 38 are provided with snap fasteners 40 which are separably connected to coacting fasteners 42 provided on the upturned portion 16 of the sheet 12. By virtue of the elasticity of the bands 38 and the flexibility of the sheet 12, the attachment will readily accommodate sun visors of different widths, and it will be observed that additional material such as a note book, or the like, 44 may be inserted and frictionally sustained in position between the sun visor and the bands 38, as is clearly shown in Figure 4.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An article holderadapted for attachment to a sun visor, said holder being formed from flexible material and comprising an elongated rectangular flat front wall, elongated rectangular flat upper and lower back wall members extending from the respective upper and lower edges of the front wall and disposed behind the same, means separably connecting the upper and lower back wall members together, an elongated rectangular flat panel superposed on said front wall and having its lower and side edges secured to the corresponding edges of the front wall whereby to afford a pocket between the front wall and the panel, the upper edge of the panel being spaced downwardly from the upper edge of the front wall to provide an entrance for said pocket, a flap secured to the upper back wall member and extending forwardly and downwardly over the upper edge of the front wall to provide a closure for said entrance, and means separably connecting said flap to said panel.

2. The device as defined in claim 1 wherein the lower and upper edges of the respective upper and lower back wall members are disposed in spaced parallel relation, said first mentioned means comprising a plurality of spaced vertical elastic bands permanently secured at the lower end thereof to the upper edge of the lower back wall member, and separable fasteners connecting the upper ends of said bands to the lower edge of the upper back wall member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,603,861 Mundis Oct. 19, 1926 1,617,718 Mellin Feb. 15, 1927 1,876,993 Manning Sept. 13, 1932 2,148,557 Hook Feb. 28, 1939 2,211,879 Cave Aug. 20, 1940 2,287,581 Walker June 23, 1942 2,359,372 Leader Oct. 3, 1944 2,453,843 Hanson Nov. 16, 1948 2,486,096 Axford et a1 Oct. 25, 1949 

